Category Archives: Nature

SEHAB Tours Victoria Stewardship Projects

The Salmonid Enhancement and Habitat Advisory Board to Canada’s Dept of Fisheries and Oceans held a 3-day meeting in Victoria, BC, last weekend. We had an opportunity to tour some local stewardship projects.

SEHAB Millstream stewardship projects Victoria
Cool remote instream fish monitoring system


Checking out fish ladders


Listening to an overview of what we’re going to see


Board members and local volunteers


It takes a lot of partners to make projects like this happen.


That’s a huge culvert blocking fish passage


Ian of the Penninsula Streams Society and also a SEHAB board member, explains the challenges of the project to install a stepped fish ladder. Planning, engineering, and fundraising are well underway.

Camping at Lac Le Jeune, BC

I stayed one night at Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park on my way out to Saskatchewan.

cow calf black bear
This cow and calf were keeping an eye on this black bear in the southern interior, apparently without too much concern.


Road in to lake covered in high water


Dock


Setting up camp

camping lac le jeune
Night falls

loon
Early morning loon

OtterOtter?

Birds, Buds and Boats at Fraser Foreshore Park

Had a two-hour walk along Fraser Foreshore Park in south Burnaby, BC. Lots of birds and buds, and another derelict boat.

cormorant
Cormorant

great blue heron
Great Blue Heron

great blue heron spread wings

great blue heron crayfish
Catching a crayfish

great blue heron incoming flight
Incoming!

crow
Crow with, I think, a wee fish

american robin
American Robin

feathers
Deathly still life

dragonfly
Dragonfly

high streamflow warning
Fraser River is running high

derelict boat byrne creek mouth
Another derelict boat at the mouth of Byrne Creek. For some reason there have been a few here over the last year or two.

pink bud
Bud

blossom bug